Geraniaceae

Common stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium (L.) L'Hér.

Family: Geraniaceae
Genus: Erodium

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Common stork's-bill (Erodium cicutarium) — FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (51)

aeb: مشيطة
Afrikaans: Horlosiewysterbos, Muskuskruid, Naaldegras, Turksenaels, Draaiboor, Horlosie-bossie, Horlosies, Turknaald
Albanian: Gjilpërqyqja
Arabic: رقمة شوكرانية, الغزال, خلال الغولة, دهمية, دهمية أبو بكر
arz: رقمه شوكرانيه
azb: سیکوتا دورنا اوْتو
Azerbaijani: Sikuta durnaotu, Durnaotu
Basque: Lausarda
Belarusian: Бусельнік цыкутавы
Bulgarian: Цикутово часовниче
Catalan: Cargola cicutària, Agulles de bruixa, Agulletes de bruixa, Banya de bou, Curripeus, Rellotges
Chinese: 芹叶牻牛儿苗, 芹葉牻牛兒苗, 芹葉尨牛兒苗, 芹叶尨牛儿苗, 小花牻牛儿苗, 小花牻牛兒苗
csb: Zwëczajny bòcónnik
Czech: Pumpava obecná
Danish: Hejrenæb
Dutch: Reigersbek, Gewone reigersbek
English: Common stork's-bill, Redstem stork's bill
Estonian: Harilik kurekael
Finnish: Peltokurjennokka
French: Bec-de-cigogne commun, Bec-de-grue a feuilles de cigue, Bec-de-grue commun, Bec-de-grue à feuilles de ciguë, Érodium à feuilles de ciguë
frr: Heegernääb
German: Gewöhnlicher Reiherschnabel, Hirtennadel, Schierlingsblättriger Reiherschnabel
Hebrew: מקור-חסידה גזור
hsb: Wšědna kosyčka
Hungarian: Bürökgémorr
Icelandic: Hegranef
Irish: Creagach
Italian: Erba cicutaria
Japanese: オランダフウロ
kw: Gelvin hwibon
Latvian: Velnarutku grābeklīte
Lithuanian: Paprastasis dalgutis
Macedonian: Обичен здрал, Обична жива трева
Norwegian Bokmål: Tranehals
nv: Dzílí biláshgaan
Persian: نوک لکلکی هرز
Polish: Iglica pospolita
Quechua: Ñaqch'a-ñaqch'a, Awja awja, P’isqu simin, Qulmalachin, Ñajch'a ñajch'a, Ñajch'a-ñajch'a, Ñaqch'a ñaqch'a
Romanian: Pliscul cocorului, Pliscul cucoarei
Russian: Аистник обыкновенный, Аистник цикутовый, Аистник цикутный
Serbian: Жива трава
Slovak: Bocianik rozpukovitý
Slovenian: Navadni čapljevec
Southern Sotho: Makorotsoane
Spanish: Alfelitero, Alfilerón, Alfileta, Hierba de la coralina, Aguja de pastor, Aguja de vaquero, Aguja española, Agujas de pastor
Swedish: Skatnäva, Skatnävesläktet
Tatar: Гади көтүче энәсе
Turkish: Saat otu
Ukrainian: Грабельки звичайні
Uzbek: Laylaktumshuq, Qoramashoq
Welsh: Pig y crëyr

Synonyms

Erodium albidum Picard
Erodium alsiniflorum Delile
Erodium arenarium Jord.
Erodium atomarium Delile ex Godr.
Erodium baeticum Pau
Erodium ballii Jord.
Erodium bipinnatum var. albiflorum Merino
Erodium boraeanum Jord.
Erodium carneum Jord.
Erodium chaerophyllum (Cav.) Steud. ex Coss.
Erodium chaerophyllum Steud.
Erodium cicutarium f. arenarium (Jord.) Paol.
Erodium cicutarium f. argenteum Brumh.
Erodium cicutarium f. chaerophyllum (Cav.) DC.
Erodium cicutarium f. hirsutum (Jord. ex Boreau) Brumh.
Erodium cicutarium f. maculatum W.D.J.Koch ex Paol.
Erodium cicutarium f. pentalobum Dulac ex Brumh.
Erodium cicutarium f. pimpinellifolium (With.) Beck
Erodium cicutarium f. praecox (Cav.) Paol.
Erodium cicutarium f. praecox Cout.
Erodium cicutarium f. primulaceum (Welw. ex Lange) Mendonça & Vasc.
Erodium cicutarium f. subalbidum (Jord.) Paol.
Erodium cicutarium prol. dissectum Rouy
Erodium cicutarium prol. pimpinellifolium (With.) Rouy
Erodium cicutarium prol. primulaceum (Welw. ex Lange) Samp.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. atomarium (Delile ex Godr.) Batt.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. dissectum (Rouy) Merino
Erodium cicutarium subsp. dunense Andreas
Erodium cicutarium subsp. ontigolanum Guitt.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. pallidiflorum (Jord.) Nyman
Erodium cicutarium subsp. pilosum (Pers.) Corb.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. pimpinellifolium (With.) Tourlet
Erodium cicutarium subsp. praecox (Cav.) Schübl. & G.Martens
Erodium cicutarium subsp. praetermissum (Jord. ex Boreau) Corb.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. primulaceum (Welw. ex Lange) Maire
Erodium cicutarium subsp. triviale (Jord.) Corb.
Erodium cicutarium subsp. zairae A.P.Khokhr.
Erodium cicutarium unranked primulaceum Lange
Erodium cicutarium var. acaule Klett & Richt.
Erodium cicutarium var. album Gray

and 85 more.

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 21,419 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Holger Braun, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: May Armstrong, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: alcesevropsky, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.